methylate
- Verb. To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits).
- Verb. (organic chemistry) To add a methyl group to a compound.
- Verb. (biochemistry) To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression.
- Noun. (chemistry) The anion -O-CH3- derived from methanol by loss of a proton; any salt containing this anion.
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